text_original: Pippin's Early in 756 Pippin set out for another expedition expedition, into Italy. At Pavia he was met by two envoys from the Emperor, who tried to persuade him to restore the exarchate to the Empire — a proposal to which the king emphatically refused to consent. THE POPE, THE LOMBARDS AND THE FRANKS 131 Aistulf was soon reduced to submission, and this time the Frankish king took good care to ensure the fulfil  ment of the treaty, by which twenty three cities in the exarchate were to be handed over to the Pope.
text_transcription: EARLY IN SEVENTEEN FIF PIPPINS SET OUT FOR ANOTHER EXPEDITION INTO ITALY AT PHIA HE WAS MET BY TWO ENVOYS FROM THE EMPEROR WHO TRIED TO PERSUADE HIM TO RESTORE THE EXHARCATE TO THE EMPIRE A PROPOSAL TO WHICH THE KING EMPHATICALLY REFUSED TO CONSENT ASTOLF WAS SOON REDUCED TO SUBMISSION AND THIS TIME THE FRANKISH KING TOOK GOOD CARE TO INSURE THE FULFILMENT OF THE TREATY BY WHICH TWENTY THREE CITIES IN THE EX ARCADE WERE TO BE HANDED OVER TO THE POPE
phonemes: pˈɪpɪnz ˈɜːli ɪn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks pˈɪpɪn sˈɛt ˈaʊt fɔːɹ ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən, ˌɪntʊ ˈɪɾəli. æt pˈæviə hiː wʌz mˈɛt baɪ tˈuː ˈɛnvɔɪz fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, hˌuː tɹˈaɪd tə pɚswˈeɪd hˌɪm tə ɹᵻstˈɔːɹ ðɪ ɛɡzˈɑːɹtʃeɪt tə ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ — ɐ pɹəpˈoʊzəl tʊ wˌɪtʃ ðə kˈɪŋ ɛmfˈæɾɪkli ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə kənsˈɛnt. ðə pˈoʊp, ðə lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz ænd ðə fɹˈæŋks wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ˈeɪstʌlf wʌz sˈuːn ɹᵻdˈuːst tə səbmˈɪʃən, ænd ðɪs tˈaɪm ðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ kˈɪŋ tˈʊk ɡˈʊd kˈɛɹ tʊ ɛnʃˈʊɹ ðə fʊlfˈɪl mˈɛnt ʌvðə tɹˈiːɾi, baɪ wˌɪtʃ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː sˈɪɾiz ɪnðɪ ɛɡzˈɑːɹtʃeɪt wɜː təbi hˈændᵻd ˌoʊvɚ tə ðə pˈoʊp.